Mine detail: Richardson Mine

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Location: Moore County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.40677, -79.62366
dep_id: 10055257
mrds_id: RE00546
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: LENSES AND TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Silicic, Sericitic
ore_ctrl: Silicified Zone And Quartz Veins
Reporter: Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Tuff
Year first produced: 1860
yr_lst_prd: 1906
References:
  • Deposit:: LUTTREL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152. P. 399
  • Deposit:: POWERS, J., FIELD NOTES FROM USGS SPONSORED STUDY
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